UK sanctions grownup daughters of Vladimir Putin and Russian overseas minister

LONDON — The U.Okay. has sanctioned the grownup daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov in a transfer coordinated with Western allies.

The Overseas, Commonwealth and Growth Workplace on Friday added Putin’s daughters Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova, and Lavrov’s daughter Yekaterina Sergeyevna Vinokurova to Britain’s listing of people sanctioned over Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine.

All three can have their belongings within the U.Okay. frozen and received’t have the ability to journey to Britain or do enterprise with British residents or corporations.

The FCDO mentioned the sanctions are one other present of worldwide unity in opposition to Russia’s aggression. The U.S. had hit all three with sanctions Wednesday.

“Our unprecedented bundle of sanctions is hitting the elite and their households, whereas degrading the Russian financial system on a scale Russia hasn’t seen for the reason that fall of the Soviet Union,” U.Okay. Overseas Secretary Liz Truss mentioned, calling on allies to “do extra” to chop off Putin’s sources of money.

The U.Okay. has additionally deregistered a non-public jet owned by Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler, at the moment at Biggin Hill Airport in southeast London, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps introduced.

The Cessna plane was on account of endure upkeep and repairs however its deregistration means the suspension of any certificates to permit it to fly.

Shvidler, a detailed affiliate and enterprise associate of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, was added to the U.Okay. listing of sanctioned people on the finish of March.

“Russian oligarchs who’ve benefited from Putin’s regime is not going to be allowed to only go about their enterprise as they have been earlier than this fully unprovoked conflict began,” Shapps instructed the PA information company throughout a go to to the airport. “That’s why we’re truly stripping this off the British plane register. This aircraft is not going to be going anyplace for the foreseeable future.”

In early March, the federal government banned Russian plane from U.Okay. airspace following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and launched powers to detain such planes, and take away plane belonging to sanctioned people and entities from the U.Okay. register.